Growing Sectionalism

In the early 1800s, what gave rise to the growing sectionalism in the United States?

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• 1. debates over the interpretation of the Constitution

      

•  disagreements over what constitutes a state

   

• 1.  tensions over slavery

      

• 1.  disputes over tariffs

Missouri's request to enter the Union as a slave state in 1819 was considered a crisis because it

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• 1. caused the South to secede from the Union.

      

• 1.  would disrupt the balance between free and slave states.

• 1. .

      cause Maine to enter the Union.

      

• 1.  caused the free states to have more representatives than slave states.

How did the Missouri Compromise solve the crisis between slave states and free states?

• 1.  It admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.

• 1.  It prevented slavery from expanding into Missourii.

• 1. It required all slaves in Missouri to be freed what they reached age 25.

• 1. It created a governing board that would designate slave states and free states.

How did the Missouri Compromise settle the issue of slavery in the Western territories?

• 1. It stated that slavery would not be permitted in the Western territories.

• 1.  It stated that slavery would be permitted in the Western territories.

• 1. It stated that slavery would not be permitted in territory north of Missouri's southern border.

• 1. It stated that slavery would not be permitted in territory west of Missouri.

How did sectionalism play a part in the 1824 election?

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• 1.  The slave states decided to join with the North.

• 1. Two people from the West ran for office.

• 1. A candidate from each section of the United States ran for president.

      

• 1.  New England and the Southern states joined together.

Why was the presidential election of 1824 decided by the House of Representatives?

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• 1. There were several irregularities in the voting during the election.

      

• 1. All but three of the candidates had dropped out of the race.

      

• 1. There was a tie in the popular vote.

      

• 1. No single candidate had won a majority of the electoral vote.

The alleged corrupt bargain was negotiated between

• 1.  Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams.

      y Adams.

• 1. William Crawford and Andrew Jackson.

      

• 1. Henry Clay and James Monroe.

      

• 1.   Crawford and John Quincy Adams.

What disadvantage did John Quincy Adams have entering the 1828 election?

• 1.  He had become a proponent of slavery during his presidency.

      

• 1.  He was disliked because of his policies toward Native Americans.

• 1. .

      Congress had turned down nearly all of his proposals.

      

• 1.  

      He had fought an unpopular war during his presidency.

Jackson's campaign for the 1828 presidency depended largely on what tactic?

• 1. newspaper editorials

      

• 1.  mudslinging

      

• 1. appeals to the Northeast

      

• 1. campaign rallies

What was the outcome of the 1828 election?

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• 1. Adams and Jackson tied again, but the House of Representatives voted for Jackson.

      

• 1.  Henry Clay entered the race to spoil Jackson's chances.

       South.

• 1.  Adams won a second term.

      

• 1.  Jackson won by carrying the West and South.